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Recombinant DNA Registration Update

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The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Guidelines for Research Involving Recombinant or Synthetic Nucleic Acid Molecules or the NIH Guidelines detail procedures and practices for the containment and safe conduct of research involving recombinant and synthetic nucleic acid molecules, including research involving genetically modified plants and animals, and human gene transfer research.

All institutions that receive NIH funding for research involving recombinant or synthetic nucleic acid molecules must comply with the NIH Guidelines. Researchers at institutions that are subject to the NIH Guidelines must comply with the requirements even if their own projects are not funded by NIH.

In order to ensure Florida State University (FSU) is up to date with the recent modification to the NIH Guidelines, all principal investigators (PI) are asked to complete the following updated survey form.

Additional information on the NIH Guidelines can be found at: http://osp.od.nih.gov/office-biotechnology-activities/biosafety/nih-guidelines.

Principal Investigator:
PI Title:
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I do not do any research or plan to do any research involving Recombinant or Synthetic Nucleic Acid Molecules in my laboratory.

OR

I have or plan to have Recombinant or Synthetic Nucleic Acid Molecules in my laboratory.

Biological source and type of insert DNA: Describe the inserted recombinant DNA materials: (if applicable, name of protein it encodes) Will the experiment involve more than 10 liters of culture? NoYes

How much?

Applicable Section of NIH Guidelines

Research is subject to Section III-A, III-B, III-C, III-D, or III-E of the NIH Guidelines. Additional information on experiments that are under the NIH Guidelines requirement can be found at: https://osp.od.nih.gov/biotechnology/nih-guidelines-faqs/.

Section III-F of the NIH Guidelines details experiments that are exempt from the requirements of the NIH Guidelines. Additional information on experiments that are exempt from the requirement can be found at: https://osp.od.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Experiments_that_are_Exempt_from_the_NIH_Guidelines.pdf.

The Recombinant or Synthetic Nucleic Acid Molecules I am using are Exempt.

OR

The Recombinant or Synthetic Nucleic Acid Molecules in my laboratory are not exempt and the following section(s) of NIH Guidelines apply.

Section	Appendix

NIH Guideline Risk Group assessment for the inserted recombinant DNA materials

The NIH Guidelines for research involving recombinant DNA molecules risk assessment can be found at: http://osp.od.nih.gov/office-biotechnology-activities/biosafety/nih-guidelines.

NIH Guideline Risk Group (if known): Vectors:

Recombinant DNA Molecules Host Cells: PlantAnimalBacteriumFungusAnimal Cell LineHuman Cell LineOthers

Will research in your laboratory deliberately transfer drug resistance trait to a microorganism that is not known to have that trait naturally?NoYes

Will research in your laboratory deliberately transfer recombinant DNA, or DNA or RNA derived from recombinant DNA, into human subjects?NoYes

Will insert be expressed as protein?NoYes

Name of Protein:

Is it Lethal? NoYes

Summarize the Recombinant DNA Materials Use

Please describe (in lay language) the recombinant or synthetic nucleic acid molecules use in your laboratory.

Comments:

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